Taking the Balke Fitness TestIf you want to take the Balke Fitness Test, follow these steps:SELECT PROGRAMPress the HRC button at any time to display the HRC programs selection screen. Scroll through the programpreviews with center “+/-” keys and select the Balke Fitness Test by pressing NEXT. The display will now askyou to enter your age.ENTER YOUR AGEUsing the keypad or center “+/-” keys, select your age from 10-99 and press ENTER,NEXT, or wait three seconds. This determines the test’s target pulse and the scaling ofthe fitness assessment since it references the user’s demographics.ENTER YOUR GENDERUsing the center “+” key, toggle between MALE and FEMALE to select your gender.Once your gender is displayed on the center display, press ENTER, NEXT, or waitthree seconds. This affects the scaling of the fitness score since it references theuser’s demographics.Note: Before pressing start, you will be prompted with the heart rate that the fitness test will target. This heart rate calculation isderived from statistical heart rate capacity averages (see Heart Rate Monitoring). If you are uncomfortable with the target heart ratedisplayed or feel discomfort during any point during the fitness test, stop the test.Press the button.You must hold on to the contact heartrate crossbar or wear your heart ratetransmitter strap during the entire test.If the treadmill loses a heart rate signalfor more than 30 seconds, the test willbe invalidated and terminated.This HRC fitness test is fully automatedand will increase in difficulty fromsegment to segment until the userachieves the target heart rate (80% ofmaximum heart rate). Once you reachthe target pulse, a 30 second countdownwill follow and end the test. Any key-strokes during the test besides NEXT willinvalidate and terminate the test.As soon as you begin, the Heart RateStatus screen becomes available. Thisscreen shows your Target Pulse, Time,Heart Rate Status, and Time in Zone.Upon completion, you will receive aVO2 Max score and fitness assessmentbased on your performance versus yourdemographics.STARTSTARTEXAMPLEIf you were 25 years old, a female, and wanted to take the Balke FitnessTest, you would…1. Press the button.2. Press center “-” key 1 time and then NEXT.3. When asked to enter YOUR AGE, press “2”, “5”, ENTER on the keypad.4. When asked to enter YOUR GENDER, press center “+” key once andpress NEXT.5. Press to begin.STARTSTARTAGE <20>6557-6547-5637-46<3720-29>6254-6244-5335-43<3530-39>5850-5840-4932-39<3240-49>5446-5437-4528-36<2850-59>5244-5235-4326-34<2660-69>5042-5032-4124-31<24>69>4840-4830-3922-29<22VO2 MaxMenRATINGSUPERIOREXCELLENTGOODAVERAGELOWAGE <20>6254-6242-5334-41<3420-29>5850-5839-4932-38<3230-39>5446-5435-4529-34<2940-49>5143-5132-4225-31<2550-59>4739-4729-3822-28<2260-69>4436-4425-3519-24<19>69>4234-4223-3315-22<15VO2 MaxWomenRATINGSUPERIOREXCELLENTGOODAVERAGELOW20